Oakland Athletics sweep the New York Yankees behind another solid Tanner Roark start

Three Athletics had multi-hit games in the win

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Tanner Roark (60) pitches against the New York Yankees in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) is out at second base on a fielder’s choice grounder hit by New York Yankees’ Didi Gregorius (18) as Oakland Athletics’ Marcus Semien (10) leaps in the air during the eighth inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson shares a laugh with former Oakland Athletics catcher Ray Fosse before the game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) chats with teammate Gio Urshela (29) before their MLB game against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) stands in the dugout while playing the Oakland Athletics in the seventh inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge (99) connects for a single against Oakland Athletics pitcher Tanner Roark (60) in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Oakland Athletics pitcher Tanner Roark (60) pitches against the New York Yankees in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (19) pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Oakland Athletics’ Marcus Semien (10) reaches to tag New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez (24) while sliding into second base in the second inning of their MLB game at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Sanchez would fall forward taking his foot off the bag allowing Semien to tag him out. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

OAKLAND — The A’s swept the Yankees with a 5-3 win on Thursday night. They’ve now won six of their last seven games against the two teams with the best records in the American League.

The A’s got to Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka early, loading the bases in the first inning on Marcus Semien’s double and back-to-back walks to Robbie Grossman and Matt Chapman and scoring RBI singles by Matt Olson and Mark Cahna.

Oakland would small-ball its way to a couple more runs, taking on two more in the third on Chapman’s RBI single scored Grossman, who had tripled to lead off the inning, and a Yankees throwing error on Stephen Piscotty’s ground ball.

Tanner Roark delivered his third straight quality start, holding the Yankees to two runs through 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven with no walks. He gave up a run in the fifth and a home run to Gleyber Torres on a fastball down the pike, the last pitch he’d throw Thursday.

Torres hit another home run off Joakim Soria in the ninth inning, he’d finish the night with four hits.